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This German naval flag, flown at Apia, Samoa, was captured by the New Zealand Expeditionary Force (NZEF), 29 August 1914.
Image courtesy National Army Museum Te Mata Toa
Accession Number: 1981.420
Permission of the National Army Museum Te Mata Toa must be obtained before any reuse of this image.
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